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"His belly was a rounded lump stuffed full of honey and beeswax.''Park (28). If Salva did not meet Buksa he might have not found food.Salva could not have seen the smoke and if he did he might have not know where to go.

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"'Salva?' It was not Marial who had spoken, the voice had come behind them. Salva turned. his mouth fell open in amazement, but he could not speak. "Salva!"

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"I can't go to another country, salva thought. If I do my family might never find me."

Means, salva doesn't want to go because she thinks if she keeps walking she will never be able to find he family.

Matter, this quote means salva is going to make it to another country but she is refusing to go.

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Waiting for hours at a time every day for 5 long months until the rain season

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"Don't you know that if we keep walking east, we'll go all the way around the world and come right back here to Sudan?" (Park 31). This was a line stated by Marial to Salva. It means he finally has a friend on this difficult journey. This quote matters because Marial is even able to bring a little levity to a tragic situation.

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"I can't go to another country,if I do,my family will never find me". This means that if he walks to Ethiopia his family will not find him because they do not know he's in another country. and it matters to him because he does not want to leave he wants his family to find him.

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''Waiting for hours at a time and every day for 5 long months until the rain season'' This means that Hse has to work hard for her family. this matters because she is caring for her family. By George Ludolph

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"Nyas job was the same as at home, she had to get water. But this time from the dried lake." this is how she can help her tribe."

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"The walking seemed easier now that Salva had something in his belly that kept him full. (park 28). This quote means that Salva was seriously starving when he was walking to the beehive. This matters so then Salva doesn't quit and keeps on going. Also the honey he ate gave him momentum to keep on walking.

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"The water that filled the whole was filthy more mud than liquid it stepped so slow that it it took a long time time even to collect a few gourdsful" This line means that the water was so dirty that it took a long time to get even little ounces. This matters because Nya does not have clean water. (park 27)

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SAY: "Marial was the same age as salva they were almost the same height. When they walked side by side their strides were exactly the same length. And the next morning they began walking togther

MEAN: This means salva found a friend to find his family

MATTER: This matter to salva so he wont feel lonely

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SAY : " Your family he asked salva shook his head me too the boy said he sighed and salva heard that all the way to his heart."

MEAN : he found someone who is on the same page as him.

MATTER : understand how he feels and he is not alone.

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" nya's family did not live by the lake all year around because of the fights"(park 26) this line means that her family doesn't wanna get in to fights and doesn't want get in one of them. this matter because her family is making he get water somewhere else and not there to get water her mom make her go o longer walk to get water

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SAY: " I can't go to another country, Salva thought. If I do my family will never find me." (Park 30).

MEAN: This line means that he is trying so hard to find his family and if he goes to another country (Ethiopia) he won't be able to find his family.

MATTER: This line matters because it will be hard for him to travel to Ethiopia when he doesn't know where his family is.

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"I can't go to another country,...if I do my family will never find me" this quote means he wont be able to find his family because the HIS family will be in a different one, so there wouldn't be a way to find his family if he goes to a different place. his questions and worry about finding his family pushes him with courage and hope.

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SAY: "The clay got wetter as she dug until at last water began to seep into the bottom of the hole. The water in the hole was filthy." (Pg 27) MEAN: The water is so dirty and more than liquid muddy. MATTER: They will get sick.

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"Don't you know that if we keep walking east,we'll go all the way around the world and come right back here to Sudan?"This means that he has made a friend.It matters because he is kind of all alone and he did not have any friends.

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''Waiting for hours at a time every day for 5 long months.''this means that she is helping her family to get water.this matters because she is caring for her family

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'It was worth it, Salva thought as he touched his eye gingerly. His belly was a rounded lump stuffed full of honey and beeswax. Nothing had ever tasted so good as those pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich, luscious gold sweetness." (Pack 28)

This quote means Salva & Marial were very much enjoying the food despite having to endorse all that pain.

This quote matters because with the food it will give them energy despite the endorsing pain. But the downside was is that Salva's eye got stung so it may get infected.

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''Nya's job at the lake camp was the same job at home. She had to get water. But this time from the dried lake.''this shows how she can help her tribe.''

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" So Nya and the rest of her village lived at the lake only during 5 months of the dry season when , both tribes were so busy struggling for survival that the fighting occurred less often." This quote means that Nya's tribe and a bunch of other tribes are suffering fighting and surviving. This quote matters because it shows how people are struggling to survive.

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"nya would crouch by the hole wait hours at a time and every five long months until the rain comes and she and her family could return home"every day unlike use they have to walk miles for 5 monts till she can return home and not where this mattes because they work hard young

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SAY: "I can't go to another country, Salva thought. If I do, my family will never find me. (Park 30)"

MEAN: This line means that he's trying to find his family and it will be very hard to find them if he is in a whole new country where his family isn't.

MATTER: It matters because he knows that it will be hard to make the trip to Ethiopia without knowing where his family is

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According to the text, "I can't go to another country, Salva thought, If I do, my family will never find me...." (Park 30).

This means that Salva has not let go of the hope that has long resided within him that his family is still alive and coming to find him.

It matters because, while we hold hope, we as humans can do the impossible, but without hope, we are weak and fading, we have no driving force. As such, it is crucial to Salva's survival that he holds on to this hope, and continues to let it drive him to keep going.

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"Nya would crouch by the hole, waiting. Waiting for water. Here, for hours at a time. And every day for five long months, until the rain came and she and her family could return home" (Park 27). This quote means that Nya is waiting for long periods of time just so she can get a little bit of water. This quote matters because she is using so much of her time to just find water, this could be so simple somewhere else in the world.

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"Her tribe, the Nuer, often fought with the rival Dinka tribe over the land surrounding the lake"

(Park 26)

This means that Nya, the girl from 2008, shares a tribe with Salva, the boy from 1985, and that the Nuer and Dinka still rival each other more than 20 years later. This matters because it shows that back then, the rivalry didn't stop and Salva is still gonna need to face the rivalry, and Nya does too.

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The quotes "Salva's eye was swollen shut","They were bee stings",and"It was worth it though.His stomach was a rounded lump stuffed full..." Shows show hungry and desperate Salva was, and that he would do anything for the relief of a full stomach.

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THIS IS SALVA!!!(I think it said:Salva, south Sudan...).

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"salva!"(park 32)(chapter 5)

This singular statement means something bad or good happened because no one ever said anything like that except when they yelled 'HONEY'-which was important, so I concluded it's important.

BY A.A.FRISCH.

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"Nothing has ever tasted so good as those pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich, luscious gold sweetness". ( Park 28 )

This quote means that salva has one little drop of hope of peace of family.

This quote matters because Salva feels safe he feels happy the latter the joy they found food, good food it brings him strength for the journey ahead!

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"I can't go to another country, Salva thought. If I do, my family will never find me..." (Park 30) This means Salva wants to find is parents and siblings as soon as possible and not lose them. This emphasizes how unaccessable he will be when he goes to Ethiopia.

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" 'Me, too,' the boy said. He sighed, and Salva heard that sigh all the way to his heart" (park 29). This quote means that Salva really felt strong about that sigh and it meant something to him. This matters because he feels the same way as his new friend. He really feels that he has someone to go to that has the same problem and can relate.

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"I cant go to another country" It means that he still believes his family is looking for him and he's looking for them.This matters because he has hope that they are still alive and he believes that they might be looking for him.

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"It was swollen so badly that he could hardly close his mouth". (Park 28) This means that their journey to find a safe place isn't easy. This matters to the Salva because even though this is a challenging time he needs to push through it to get a safe place. the reward ways more than the torture and only if Salva goes through the torture then he can claim the reward of a safe place.

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"salva!" chapter 5 page 32

This cud mean that he found his family.

this is inportent becaus it mite chang the folow of the story.

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"Nights became uneasy. Salva woke often to the sound of roars" (park 31). This means that he is in constant danger of being attacked by lions. this matters because you never know if you, your friend, or even your family is safe.

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"More people joined them." and"Their eyes met. 'I'm Salva.'

'I'm Marial."

It was good to make a friend" (Park 28-29).

These quotes mean that Salva finally made a friend with a boy that joined the group. I chose this quote because it shows that Salva finally made a friend after days of walking and waiting.

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SAY: " Their eyes met. I'm Salva. I'm Mariel"(Park :30)

MEAN: This means he won't be alone anymore because he found someone around his age who is also looking for there family too

MATTER: This will help him because it can help him get through looking for his family , food , and clean water.

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"People were licking their fingers in great satisfaction-except one Dinka man who had been stung on his tongue"(Park 28) This quote is means that it was hard for the group to find shelter and it was hard for them to find food.This matters because it is a need u have to have for survival and to live and if you don't have shelter your putting your life at risk.by Randy

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"People were licking their fingers in great satisfaction-except one Dinka man who had been stung on his tongue"(Park 28) This quote is means that it was hard for the group to find shelter and it was hard for them to find food.This matters because it is a need u have to have for survival and to live and if you don't have shelter your putting your life at risk.by Randy

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"He sighed, and Salva heard that sigh all that way to his heart" (Park 29)

I can imagine him feeling a connection to the sigh and hopelessness of the boy because neither of them can find their family.

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''His belly was a rounded Lump stuffed full of honey and beeswax. Nothing had ever tasted so good as those pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich, luscious gold sweetness.'' (Park 28).

This quote meant even just honeycombs, and beeswax tasted like heaven on Earth, and it really proves how much they were starved.

This matters to Salva because Salva must have felt relief, even though he was all stung by the bees, I'm sure he felt so relieved and good to finally taste food again.

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"Salva shook his head. Me,too, the boy said. He sighed, and salva heard that sigh all the way to his heart" (Park 29). This quote means that Salva understood what the kid was going through. So they will be friends because they have something to relate to. This matters because at this time there aren't a lot of friends, and both of there family's are gone.

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"All around him, people were licking their fingers in great satisfaction- except for one Dinka man who had been stung on his tongue."(Park 28). That means that that one Dinka can not eat that honey that everybody was eating and that is sad because he might feel left out and while they are walking the other people might be talking and he does not know what they are talking about.

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"Salva woke often to the sound of roars in the distance and sometimes to the death-squeal of an animal under a lion's claws."

This quote means that Salva is in a scary situation. He is in the wild where there are bad guys like lions. Salva is scared of the lions. This shows that this war is pushing people into bad places and it needs to be stopped.

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"'Salva?' It was not Marial who had spoken. The voice had come from behind them. Salva turned. His mouth fell open in amazement, but he couldn't speak. 'Salva!'" (Park 32).

The reader can predict that the person saying Salva's name is part of his family. This matters to Salva because, he found his family! The whole point of these last couple chapters were for Salva to reunite with his lost family after the bombing.

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"Me, too," the boy said. He sighed, and Salva heard that sigh all the way to his heart" (Park 29).

This quote means that Salva most likely can feel the pain behind Marials--the boys--sigh because they have both lost their family so they both know what it feels like, not just one feeling empathy for the other, actually feeling the worry behind it as well as the pain.

The quote matters because if Marial didn't have the same thing happen to him, they probably wouldn't have related to each other as well though Marial still might've felt empathy.

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"The boy was still looking at him. "Your family?" he asked Salva shook his head."

This quote means the boy was relating to Salva that he was trying to find his family too. This quote matters because if Salva and the boy are both looking for their family's they could help each other find them and care for each other.

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Say-mean-matter:

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"Salva!"

Mean

Someone is excited to see him.

Matter

Maybe it is a family member.

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spoiler alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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"Their eyes met. 'I'm Salva.' 'I'm Marial.' It was good to make a friend"(Park 30). The quote means that Salva met a new friend that he did not have in a long time. It matters to Salva because he finally has someone to talk to and he has some company instead of being quiet the whole time he walks.

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"Salva's mouth fell open in amazement, but he could not speak'' [park 32]

ment

he is surprised

mater

he found someone or found something.

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Say:

"Their eyes met. "Im Salva." "Im Marial." "It was good to make a friend." [Park 30]

Mean:

The quote means, that 2 boys with the same problem are finding similarity from that and are starting to talk and become friends.

Matter: This matters because Salva has been alone this whole time and he is finding someone who is alone too and without a family.

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Buksa's forearms were lumpy and raw. A friend of Buksa's had a fat lip. They all looked as though they had been in a terrible fistfight. But their injuries weren't bruises. They were bee stings.

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"I can't go to another country, Salva thought If I do, my family would never find me..." (Park 30).

This means that her family means a lot to her and if she leaves to go to a different country she would never see her family again.

This matters because, she might be alone and she wants to stay with her family and friends.

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say; ''I cant go to another country,salva thought. if I do, my family will never find me''

mean: salva doesn't want to go to another country because he is scared that his family wouldn't find him and he really wants to find his family.

matter: this matters because if he goes to another place he might not really find his family.

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"he sighed,and salva heard that sigh all the way to his heart" mean: maybe his dad or family sighs like that.matter because he misses his family a lot.

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''It was good to make a friend''.He thinks it is good to make a friend because he has no one to talk to. It matters to Salva because he felt alone.

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SAY: " Their eyes met. "Im Salva." "Im Mariel." It was good to make a friend."

(Park 30).

MEAN: This line means that since Salva made a friend he doesn't have anyone complaining about how he will act and cry about his actions when they walk.

MATTER: This line matters because he didn't have anyone to lead with when they walk and now he doesn't have anyone complaining about him all the time.

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SAY: The walking seemed easier now that Salva had something in his belly (PARK 28)".  MEAN: This means that Salva was stavrving when he was walking but after he eat he was full and ready to walk again  MATTER: It matters because he needs to eat and if he didn't eat he couldn't walk and he could get sick or pass out so it matters because you need to eat.

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Quote: "Buksa cocked his head and furrowed his brow, listening. They stood motionless for a moment. Salva could hear the noise of the rest of the group ahead of them, a few faint voices, birds calling somewhere in the trees..."

Mean: This quote means that Sala is close to a new terrain which can help him in a lot of ways. One of them being resources. he would be able to find food and water a lot easier because of the trees having beehives,

Matter: This matters because if he doesn't find food then he would eventually die from dehydration and lack of food. therefore finding a tree was a very good sign for him.

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A fire had been started under the tree, to smoke the bees out of the hive and make them sleepy . it means they were hungry because they had not eaten in days. this is going to matter because they were going to feast.

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Say: "Their eyes met. "I'm Salva." "I'm Marial." It was good to make a friend" (park 30).

Mean: Salva feels better about Not knowing where his family is, because now he has a friend who can be like a parent to him.

Matter: This matters because now Salva will be a little stressed out and lonely.

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''I cant go to another country, Salva thought. If I do, my family will never find me....

This means his family will never find him

This matters to Salva because he is gonna miss his family and he's trying to look for them.

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Say: "Nothing had ever tasted as good as those pieces of honeycomb dropping with rich, luscious gold sweetness. Along with everyone else in the group, he had eaten as much as he could hold-and then a little more."

Mean:

This sentence means that at of all of the things he had eaten throughout the story had never been so delicious and this proves that he is grateful for the food he had found or himself and the other people.

Matters: This quote matters because if he hadn't found food he wouldn't have survived.

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Salva got stung by a bee in his eye after he ate honey. [page 27]

The meaning of this story is salva ate honey and got stung and then he met a boy about his age named Marial.

The matter of the story is Salva made a new friend that took him east

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SAY: "Slava? It was not Marial the voice had came from behind them"

MEAN:This quote means that salva hears a voice and him and marial were walking and he heard the voice behind him

MATTER: This matters because Salva might finally find his family that he's been looking for

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" "Me too" the boy said. He sighed, and Salva heard that sigh all the way to his heart."

This means that Salva understands his pain. He feels empathy for him and wishes him best.

This matters because it's a friendship building moment and is a key part of the story. It started a friendship and they already have something big in common so they can help out when the topic comes up.

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SAY"Salva turned his mouth fell open In amazement, but he could not speak.''

MEANS'' he opened his mouth and was very surprised, and exited and he couldn't say anything.

MATTER''this quote proves that he saw something that was very suprising and amazing.

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Say:

''Salva"

"It was not Marial who had spoken. The voice had come from behind them.

Salva turned. His mouth fell open in amazement, but he could not speak.

"Salva"! (page,32)

Mean: This means that Salva was too stunned to speak and shocked about what just happened and dropped down in excitement.

Matter: This quote emphasizes, How Shocked and surprised he was and that It was someone he didn't know but was still shocked by what just happened and is too shocked to even speak.

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"A fire had been started under the tree, to smoke the bees out of the hive and make them sleepy.

It, means that it makes them hungry because they haven't eating.

This quote matters. because they were going to eat good.

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"They expressed their unhappiness very clearly by buzzing, swarming, and stinging a lot. It was worth it, Salva thought as he touched his eyes gingerly. His belly was rounded lump stuffed full of honey and beeswax. nothing had ever tasted so good as those pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich, luscious gold sweetness. Along with everyone else in the group, he had eaten as much as he could hold-and then a little more. All around him, people where licking their fingers in great satisfaction."

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SAY:"Salva? It was not Marial who had spoken. The voice had come from behind them. Salva turned. His mouth fell open in amazement, but he could not speak. Salva."

Mean: this might be Salva's family which he has been looking for awhile now.

Matter: The quote matters because Salva could have found his first family member and he was separated from them for one month.

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"She kept digging,scooping out handfuls of clay until the hole was as deep as her arm was long." This quote means that she is strong because she is digging through wet mud water. It also shows how much she works and what it's like to have to just get a cup of water. It matters because it tells me as a person with easy access to water, that I should be more grateful and maybe start a fundraiser for people who don't have access to water. It also matters because now the village can have a little water.

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Say: "The boy was still looking at him. "Your family?" he asked Salva shook his head. "Me too" (park 29)

Mean: This means that the boy wants to know if salvas in the same situation as him

Matter: This matters because Salva has now found a friend and now doesn't have to have conversations with himself.

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"he sighed and salav took that sigh all the way to his heart (park 25) he felt Mario pain cause the same has happened to him.

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"Nothing had ever tasted so good as those pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich, luscious gold sweetness." (park 28).

This matters because he was very hungry and was very excited about eating the honey. When he ate it he was really happy about it.

This means that he wasn't raised well and didn't have very well food when he was young.

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"Me too', the boy said. He sighed, and salva heard that sigh all the way from his heart. Their eyes met. "I'm Salva.' 'Im Marial.' It was good to make a friend." This quote shows how Salva made a new friend and how the boy, Marial, also made a new friend, This matters because since Salva's tribe doesn't want Salva to go with them and if his tribe abandons him again he can go with Marial

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"Salva's eye was swollen shut. Buska's forearms were lumpy and raw. A friend of Buska's had a fat lip."

Means, The stuff they have gone through has been rough or dangerous.

Matters, Because if they weren't with each the injuries could have been worse. It Is better since they where with each other they could have stopped the injuries from happening

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"nya's job at the lake camp was the same as at home: to fetch water."

means, she had to get water for her family a lot at home because of the water being so far away.

matter,if she hadn't known how to or figure out how to get water t the cmp she would be in a different position because she wouldn't have the endurance or the knowing of what to do.

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''His belly was rounded lump stuffed full of honey and beeswax'' (Park 28). this represents the amount Salva depended on Buksa and the tribe and if he didn't he would've starved to death.